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Upanishads : " The Cream of Vedas"
Vedanta ( Veda +anta i.e; the end of Vedas ) as the literal meaning connotes comprises the philosophical portion of Vedas, called the Upanishads.
Of about 280 Upanishads unearthed so far, 108 have been accepted as authorised texts , and out of them have been commented upon by great Acharyas lika Sri Sankaracharya , Sri Ramanjacharya, Sri Madhavacharya and thus are classified as major.

ISAVASYA UPANISHAD : - Mantram -3.( Last Part )

Discussion-7. People ( Janah )....Atma-hanah .... and final summation ....

People ( Janah ) = Those who destroy their Self in them : - meaning, "those who cloud Its brilliancy by the mental agitations and consequent false values of life," are called -
"Atma-hanah".

The Self ( Atma ) is immortal, blissful, perfect.

In not identifying with this Divine Centre in us, we hug on to the "body-mind-intellect" vehicles, and come to experience ourselves to be mortal, pain-ridden and imperfect.

Such ego-s ( jiva-s ), as a result of their "Vasanas," again and again take up forms and come to be born in different environments where they seek satisfaction through sense-gratification, happiness through desire fulfilment, security through wealth, and glory through popularity.

Suffering failures, sorrows, dejection and despairs, the man ( jana ) again dies, to be reborn in other environments with required vehicle to fulfil his life and its inner urges.

Those, who thus are caught in the wheel of life-death-and life again, are called "Janah".

With this mantram the third "wave-of-thought" in the Upanishad has ended.

Here follows the fourth 'wave-of-thought' in which we find a beautiful description of the Self, the goal to be reached, where alone is the divine sense of eternal fulfilment.

Mantram-6.
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Esa Sarvesvara esa sarvajna eso-'ntaryamy-esa
yonith sarvasya prabha-vapyayau hi bhutanam.
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word by meaning : -
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esah - this one;
sarvesvarah - is the ruler of all;
easah sarvahnah - this ( is ) Omniscient;
esah antaryami - this ( is ) all Knower;
easah yonih - this ( is ) the Source;
sarvasya - of all;
prabhava apyayau - origin and dissolution;
hi - verily;
bhutanam - of all beings.
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The sum of Mantram : -
"This is the Lord of all, this is the Knower of all, this is the inner Controller, this is the Source of all.
And, this is that from which all things originate and in which they finally dissolve themselves."
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